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Retention: rhetoric or realistic agendas for the future of higher education

Rowley, Jennifer - 2003

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published [following peer-review] in International Journal of Educational Management, published by and copyright Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Negative evaluations of service quality - a framework for identification and response

Dawes, Jillian; Rowley, Jennifer - 1999

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published [following peer-review] in Journal of Marketing Practice: Applied Marketing Science, published by and copyright Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009455182

Education for the creative economy : innovation, transdisciplinarity, and networks

Hearn, Gregory N.; Bridgstock, Ruth S. - 2010

The question posed in this chapter is: To what extent does current education theory and practice prepare graduates for the creative economy? We first define what we mean by the term creative economy, explain why we think it is a significant point of focus, derive its key features, describe the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483493

Predictive Modeling of Alumni Donor Behavior

Prue, Lauren - 2010

In recent years, college and universities have relied increasingly upon the charitable contributions of its previous graduates; as the costs of tuition rise substantially, development offices are facing the challenge of creating annual fund campaigns that are minimally expensive while providing...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450203

The value of evaluation: A case study of evaluating strategic plan initiatives

Dalrymple, Margaret L - 2007

The current environment of oversight and accountability, along with declining state support for higher education, have prompted many universities to utilize strategic planning in order to achieve their objectives. Yet strangely, relatively little research has been done on evaluation models for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430441

Benchmarking an undergraduate convention curriculum: An analysis of convention industry growth and human resource needs

Phelan, Kelly Virginia - 2008

suffers from a lack of qualified professionals. In order to alleviate this labor shortage, hospitality undergraduate students … exists regarding how well prepared students are for the workforce. This current study was designed to fill this gap in the …, Convention and Meeting Planning, and Event Management courses. The third step was concerned with determining students' mastery of …

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Investigation of the Role of Pre- and Post-admission Variables in Undergraduate Institutional Persistence, using a Markov Student Flow Model

Herrera, Olga Lucia - 2006

This study used selected student record data to investigate the effect of students? characteristics prior to university … retention in higher education. The analysis followed first-year undergraduate students at a large Midwestern university through … predicted changes in the institutional persistence of students. The probabilities obtained can be interpreted as an empirical …

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Interior architecture in Australia and Canada, Part Two: A comparative study of the development of University Education for Interior Designers/Architects

Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture

This paper is the second in a series of comparative studies between education and practice in Interior Design/Interior Architecture between Canada and Australia. This paper discusses the similarities in the educational structure at universities within Australia and between Australia and Canada...

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The student as customer model and its impact on the academic leadership role in higher education

Laing, Linda; Laing, Gregory - 2011

students and academic staff. The issues explored have the potential to influence the future directions of the higher education …

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ERP systems in the higher education sector : a descriptive study

Rabaa'i, Ahmad A.; Bandara, Wasana; Gable, Guy - 2009

In response to a range of contextual drivers, the worldwide adoption of ERP Systems in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has increased substantially over the past decade. Though this demand continues to grow, with HEIs now a main target market for ERP vendors, little has been published on the...

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